Advanced Custom Fields vs Edit Flow
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields v6.8.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Edit Flow v0.11.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | 4,000+ |
| Last updated | September 10, 2026 | August 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields · Advanced Custom Fields PRO ($) | Edit Flow |
| Pros | Visual field builder with location rules; REST API and WP-CLI commands included free | Editorial calendar for scheduled and drafted posts; Custom post statuses for review steps; Email and Slack notifications on status changes |
| Cons | Some field types are locked and need ACF PRO; Google Map field needs a Google Maps API key you supply | Slack notifications need a webhook URL set in the admin; Requires WordPress 6.4 or later |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Built-in field types, Google Map field, Location rules for field groups, REST API for field data, Block bindings to field values, WP-CLI JSON command, Field types locked behind PRO in the browse modal ($) | Editorial calendar with scheduled publishing, Custom post statuses, Editorial comments on posts, Editorial metadata fields and list table, Email notifications on status change, Slack notifications, Story budget view, User groups for assignments, Editorial dashboard widget |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | HubSpot forms | — |
| Other | Google Maps | Slack |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | maps.googleapis.com, api.hsforms.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |